| Club: | VfL Bochum |
| Season: | 1987–88 |
| Chairman: | Ottokar Wüst |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Hermann Gerland |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Ruhrstadion |
| League: | Bundesliga |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | DFB-Pokal |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup2: | Intertoto Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Leifeld (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | N/A |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,000 (vs FC Schalke 04, 25 August 1987) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,000 (vs FC 08 Homburg, 17 November 1987) |
| Average Attendance: | 16,994 |
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| Prevseason: | 1986–87 |
| Nextseason: | 1988–89 |
The 1987–88 VfL Bochum season was the 50th season in club history.
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